• Title
  Correspondence and records relating to the shipwrecks of Stirling Castle, Neva and Cataraque, including John Graham's account of the rescue of Eliza Frazer and petition for pardon, 1835-1846
• Call number
  DLSPENCER 196
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  29 December 1836
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  448870
• Issue Copy
  Partly Digitised : Item 1 (3 pages)
  
• Physical Description
  0.02 metres (1 folder) of textual material
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  John Graham was born about 1800 in Newry, County Down, Ireland. He arrived in Sydney in 1825 on a seven year sentence for stealing 6 pounds of hemp. In 1826 he received a second conviction for theft and was shipped to the penal settlement at Moreton Bay. A year later Graham absconded into the bush and lived with a tribe of Aboriginal people for six years before returning to Moreton Bay. In 1836 he rescued Eliza Fraser and three other survivors from the wreck of the Stirling Castle who had been held captive by Aborigines. He was returned to Sydney where he unsuccessfully petitioned the governor, Sir Richard Bourke, for his freedom. In 1837 he was rewarded with a ticket of leave and 10 pounds.
• Scope and Content
  1. [Petition by John Graham to Sir Richard Bourke, 29 December 1836]
  2. [Letter from John Graham to Captain Foster Fyans providing his account of rescuing survivors including Eliza Frazer after the wreck of the Stirling Castle, 6 September 1836]
  3. Copies of reports and correspondence respecting the loss of the emigrant ship 'Cataraque' [Cataraqui] in Bass's Sraits. London : House of Commons, 27 March 1846
  4. [Original and handwritten copy of letter from John Montagu, Colonial Secretary's Office in Launceston to The Colonial Secretary, New South Wales informing him of the shipwreck of the Neva, 4 July 1835]
  5. [Handwritten copy of report provided to John Montagu on the wreck of the Neva from committee in Launceston , 6 July 1835]
  6. [Further report from committee to John Montagu relating to wreck of the Neva with accompanying chart, 17 July 1835]
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright restrictions may apply:
  Research & study copies allowed:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823739
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Graham, John, b. 1800?
  Montagu, John, 1797-1853
  New South Wales. Colonial Secretary.
  
• Name
  Fraser, Eliza Anne, ca. 1798-1858?
  Stirling Castle (ship)
  Cataraqui (Ship)
  Fyans, Foster, 1790-1870
  Neva (ship)
  Bourke, Richard, Sir, 1777-1855
  
• Subject
  Convicts--Queensland.
  Petitions--New South Wales.
  Dixson Library (N.S.W.)
  
• Place
  Moreton Bay (Qld.)
  
• Exhibited in
  
  On the Run. Daring Convict Escapes - State Library of New South Wales (6 November, 2006 - 9 February, 2007)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3233383

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